What cultural relics and monuments are worth visiting in Chile’s tourist attractions?

Chile, you may know that it is very wealthy, with the richest reserves of copper and saltpeter in the world. Maybe after seeing these, you think that this is a country with a fast pace of life and a relatively rational country. Actually no, this country attaches great importance to education and culture.

This place is equally rich in spiritual culture and material. Therefore, when you come here, you can not only feel the high quality here, but also enjoy the unique landscape here, such as the prosperous San Diego and The mysterious Easter Island.

This is a combination of mystery and modernity. It is worth exploring here. So, having said so much, let’s get to the point. This time the editor will introduce to you the cultural relics and landscapes of Chile. We Let’s take a look at what kind of landscapes there are in Chile!

Santiago Cathedral

Santiago Cathedral is the cathedral of Santiago, the capital of Chile, and one of the most important religious activity centers in Chile. . It is located in the historic center of Santiago, opposite the Plaza de Armas in the city center and next to the Archbishop's Palace of Santiago. The cathedral was listed as a Chilean historical and cultural architectural heritage in 1951.

The cathedral was built in 1748 and completed in 1800. In 1780, the then bishop recommended the Roman architect Joaquín Toesca to the Spanish royal family to repair the facade of the cathedral and chapel.

The church was decorated in a neoclassical style, and the two bell towers were completed at the end of 1800, one year after his death, giving the cathedral what it looks like today.

There are three arched corridors in the church, each of which is more than 90 meters long. The stone railings inside the church are very exquisite, especially the roof. The wooden statue of San Francesco Shaulo and the 17th-century silver lamp weighing more than 20 kilograms are both worth seeing;

The "Last Supper" picture where the holy utensils are placed is also worth seeing. Well worth a look. The remains of Chile's previous archbishops are kept in the cathedral. On the south side of the cathedral is the Cathedral Museum, which has three exhibition halls displaying sacred tools, religious paintings, etc.

Penta Arenas Cemetery

Everyone says that if you want to truly understand a city, you have to walk around the famous squares, visit the churches and temples, and then Only by visiting the city's cemeteries can you appreciate the city's customs and customs. When you come to Punta Arenas, Chile, you have to go to its cemetery.

The Punta Arenas Cemetery is located in the northern part of the city of Punta Arenas in the Magellan-Antarctic region of Chile. It was opened in 1894 and covers an area of ??4 hectares to replace the previous husband. It is famous all over the world for its legendary stories and is also known as the most beautiful cemetery in Chile.

Punta Arenas Cemetery is a municipal cemetery where the most powerful and powerful people of the time were buried. Therefore, each tomb is ornately decorated, demonstrating the power of the family.

As an urban heritage of Punta Arenas, the European cypress trees in the Punta Arenas Cemetery are tall and straight. Many paths lead to the tombs of different families. Some of the tombs are decorated with marble and bronze. , there are also sculptures placed near the mausoleum.

Chiloé Church

Chiloé Church (Churchesof

Chiloé) is the beginning of the development of Chilean architecture and also represents the early modern history of the country. civilization. In the 18th century, there were about 300 churches on the large island that made up Chiloe and the surrounding small islands.

The earliest of them was built by Jesuit missionaries in 1608. After the Jesuits were expelled from South America in 1767, the Franciscan mendicant monks came to the island to continue building churches.

The church on Chiloe Island is a unique representative of a famous wooden religious architecture in Latin America.

They show the perfect fusion of European culture and local cultural traditions. The architectural style is in harmony with the local scenery and environment. They also express the religious concepts of the people in the community where the church is located. These churches are made of wood. It was built using wooden wedges instead of iron nails at the joints, which is also unique.

Some of the hundreds of churches on the island are short and simple, while others are tall and exquisite. Only less than 80 of them have been repaired to varying degrees.

Quintanomar Park

Quintanomar Park is an urban park located in Santiago, the capital of Chile, named after the district in which it is located. It is bounded by Mentucana Avenue to the east, Portels Avenue to the south, and Santo Domingo Avenue to the north.

The park is home to several museums, including the National Museum of Natural History of Chile. Near the park is the Chilean Museum of Memory and Human Rights. In addition, there is a public library next to the park.

Walking in the park, people can enjoy a leisurely and leisurely time, or go into a museum or library to increase their knowledge and knowledge.

Quintanumare Park was established in 1841. Initially, it mainly had a greenhouse for growing foreign plants, covering an area of ??36 hectares. There is also a railway museum in the park, which displays retired locomotives, train carriages, etc. There is a small lake in the park, and people can take a boat ride on the lake.

There is a permanent grill in the open space behind the park, which anyone can use. You can have a barbecue here with a few friends or the whole family. Visitors can take the Santiago Metro and get off at Santiago Station.

San Pietro Atacama

San Pietro Atacama is a small town located in the Loa Province of Antofagasta Region, overlooking the Recancobo volcano. , is famous for its outstanding archaeological museum, which houses a large number of historical objects discovered by archaeologists in the area.

The biggest attraction is the local cultural sites in this area, where you can learn about the culture before Columbus discovered the American continent.

San Pietro Atacama is popular for its archaeological sites, beautiful desert scenery and simple customs. It is an oasis town with Spanish-Indian architecture. Most of the buildings here are pure white. .

Only more than 2,500 people live here, relying on agriculture and tourism income to survive. It is one of the most popular towns in Chile. Visitors who come here want to experience farm life on the farm, farm by themselves, and feed goats and sheep;

Go to see the magnificent desert landscape and the breathtakingly beautiful Moon Valley; go to the geothermal valley to see the most amazing things Geysers of shock.

Because San Pietro Atacama welcomes tourists from all over the world, it has a harmonious atmosphere and mood. It is like a kind old man, waiting for the arrival of all kinds of tourists.

Atacama

Atacama - This area is equivalent to an area twice the size of Italy. It is the closest natural environment to Mars on Earth. Not even bacteria can survive in this barren, highly acidic soil.

Part of the reason for all this is the lack of water. This is the driest place on earth, with rainfall measured in millimeters per decade, and in some parts of the desert, there has been no sign of precipitation for hundreds of years.

It takes about 8 hours to drive north from Santiago, the capital of Chile, to Antofagasta, the most densely populated city in the Atacama Desert.

Local meteorological records show that the city has only 20 cloudy days throughout the year, and the rest are all clear skies. The average annual precipitation is 3 millimeters, and in most surrounding places, it is 40 to 100 years. It never rains, so the Atacama Desert is known as the world's "dryest place."

The Atacama Desert is 160 kilometers wide and 1,000 kilometers long. It is close to the Pacific Ocean. It is said that there will be no drought. However, the Andes Mountains close to the north of the desert are like a barrier, blocking the moist air from the Amazon River from going south.

In addition, the offshore wind parallel to the coast prevails here, and it is also where the Peruvian cold current flows. The coastal air contacts the surface of the cold current, and the lower layer cools. The water vapor can only form fog, but it is difficult to rise to high altitude to condense into clouds. Cause rain.

It is said that there is a place in the area that scientists call an "absolute desert". Since the Spanish established a weather observation station in 1870, there has been no record of rain.

Since there is almost no rain, the houses in the Atacama area do not have rain-proof eaves, and most of the roofs are built flat, so there is no need to consider the slope of drainage. Some people also build a low wall on the roof to store household debris.

Although the streets in the city are crisscrossed, there are no drainage channels on the roads. Most people don't know what an umbrella or a raincoat is, and there are no rainproof products for sale in stores large and small. Due to the lack of rain protection facilities, even a little rainfall can cause commotion throughout the city and make people panic.

The Chuquicamata Mine

The Chuquicamata Mine is located in the Antofagasta region in northern Chile, about 1,240 kilometers away from the capital Santiago, and belongs to the country of Chile Owned and operated by Codelco.

It is 4.3 kilometers long, 3 kilometers wide and 850 meters deep. It is the largest open-pit copper mine in the world and the second largest open-pit copper mine after the Bingham Canyon gold and copper mine in Utah, USA

Canyon Mine in Utah), the second deepest open pit mine on Earth.

For more than 90 years, the Chuquicamata Mine has been the mine with the largest annual copper output in the world. As of 2007, the mine had mined a total of 29 million tons of copper.

According to relevant agency detection, despite nearly a hundred years of intensive mining, the Chuquicamata mine is still one of the largest copper resources in the world, and the mine’s molybdenum output is also considerable.

The Chuquicamata Mine is one of the deepest man-made scars on the planet. This human masterpiece can be clearly seen in pictures taken from space, and has also attracted a large number of curious people to watch it on site in Chile. .

Dapa Ineta National Park

In this biosphere world reserve you can see the huge towers and the rock and granite horns that make this national park world-famous . Beautiful lakes, wetlands and glaciers accompany these scenic journeys and are home to some of Chile's richest fauna.

Painaita National Park has one of the most famous rafting routes in the world. Of course, you can also drive or ride horses here to enjoy this unique and beautiful polar scenery.

Before arriving at Painata National Park, you must first come to Puerto Natares, which is 3 hours away from Puenta Arenas City. From here to Painata The national park still requires another 3 hours of driving.

You can also take some short trips from Puerto Natales, such as to the Miloton Cave. It was in this magical cave that people discovered the remains of prehistoric animals. In addition, you can also go sailing on the Serrana and Balmaceta glaciers, among the many attractions in Patagonia.

The fact that so many cultural relics and historic sites in Chile are still so intact is inseparable from the high attention paid to education here. From this, it can also be seen that the quality of the citizens here is very good.

When we travel here, we can not only enjoy such unique scenery, but also appreciate the humanities and culture here. It is an unforgettable travel experience!